Will.i.am is using AI to re-make radio | Rapid Response
About will.i.am
- Founding member & lead of multi-Grammy-winning group Black Eyed Peas.
- Original partner in Beats, acquired by Apple for $3B in 2014.
- Founder of consumer-tech company i.am+; raised $117M+ in VC funding.
- Produced & performed 2011 Super Bowl halftime show.
- Pioneered AI-powered media via Radio.fyi; partnered with Mercedes in 2024.
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While some artists complain that AI uses their music as training data, Will.i.am argues that it’s no different than Prince and Michael Jackson taking inspiration from James Brown. Will joins Rapid Response to talk about his investments in the “dawn of intelligent media,” including his new app Radio.fyi — AI technology that he contends will be pre-installed in every car of the future. Will shares surprising lessons from his MBA studies at Harvard, why developers are like rappers, how he works with Mercedes, and more.
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